- Sketch the Carnot cycle on a temperature-entropy (T-S) or a pressure-volume (P-V) diagram.
- Calculate heat added, heat removed, or work for a Carnot cycle, and the thermal efficiency.
- Explain how thermal efficiency changes as the high and low temperatures for a Carnot cycle change.
- Calculate the coefficient of performance (COP) for a Carnot heat pump.
- Explain how COP changes as the high and low temperatures of a Carnot cycle change.
Prepared by John L. Falconer, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder